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Senate Judiciary Committee wraps up Kavanaugh hearing
After four days of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh has progressed closer towards eventual confirmation to... Read more
Legatus withholds tithe to Holy See amid accountability questions
A U.S.-based organization of Catholic business executives announced Thursday that it is placing its annual donation to the Holy See... Read more
How more Catholic schools are looking to minimize screen time
Not long ago, introducing more technology into the classroom meant allowing third graders to play 15 minutes of Oregon Trail... Read more
Nebraska bishops: Inquiry about sex abuse will provide truth, accountability
The Nebraska attorney general has asked the state’s three Roman Catholic dioceses for information on sexual abuse and other misconduct,... Read more
New York, New Jersey investigating Church response to abuse claims
Authorities in New York and New Jersey have announced investigations into local Catholic dioceses and Church entities, to determine how... Read more
Names of accused bishops scrubbed from Pennsylvania schools
The names of accused clerics are being removed from the buildings of several colleges and high schools in Pennsylvania in... Read more
Cardinal Wuerl acknowledges calls for 'new leadership'
Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington on Thursday recognized calls for new leadership in the archdiocese, including from local priests, but... Read more
Baltimore's new Catholic school to be named after African American nun
The city of Baltimore will soon see a new Catholic school open for the first time in decades, named after... Read more
Appeals court upholds Baptist church autonomy in picking pastor
In a 3-0 decision Wednesday, a federal appeals court ruled that a historic black Baptist church in Pittsburgh has the... Read more
Six new churches in five years: Portland's growing Catholic community
In the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, the growth in the Catholic Church has been so great that six new churches... Read more
Pro-life pregnancy centers served nearly 2 million people last year
Pro-life pregnancy centers drew nearly 2 million clients in 2017 and provided more than $161 million in free services, according... Read more
Catholic lay men ask Pope Francis for answers
One week after thousands of Catholic laywomen signed a letter asking Pope Francis to respond to their questions about the... Read more
Bishop Malone says he fell short in handling allegations, but won't resign
Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo is resisting demands for his resignation after recently published documents suggest that he mishandled allegations... Read more
Kavanaugh hearing touches on abortion, religious liberty
US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced a range of questions on Wednesday, the second day of his confirmation hearings,... Read more
Metuchen diocese suspends priest with close connection to Bootkoski
The Diocese of Metuchen has temporarily removed a priest from parish ministry while it reexamines the handling of misconduct allegations... Read more
Bootkoski claims at odds with NY Times McCarrick abuse report
Bishop Emeritus Paul Bootkoski of Metuchen said last week that claims of abuse against then-Cardinal McCarrick made to his diocese... Read more
Diocese of Youngstown will release names of accused priests
The Diocese of Youngstown will release a list of priests who were credibly accused of sexual abuse and removed from... Read more
Despite McCarrick abuse claims, State Department leaves questions unanswered
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick made several overseas trips with the U.S. State Department, including some documented on Wikileaks, but a... Read more
'Shame on you!' Cardinal Wuerl hears from protester after Sunday Mass
As Cardinal Donald Wuerl spoke about the sex abuse crisis after Mass in Washington D.C. on Sunday, one man stood... Read more
Protests as US Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh hearings begin
Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh began Tuesday. Before Kavanaugh could utter a word, Senate Democrats repeatedly interrupted the... Read more
